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Home Cinema & Gaming Projectors Prices Reviews

Introduction to Home Cinema

They don't need to be as bright as data or "lounge room" projectors, what they lack in ANSI (how you measure) brightness they make up for in fine shadow detail. There are so many numbers printed on the box that mean nothing in real life. Think about how big the dots are on a bill board yet you don't see them! There is no one correct answer it depends on your budget, use and location you intend to project into.

Don't get carried away with contrast ratio. If you can't see the image because the projector is not bright enough for your room's ambient light then CR means exactly nothing. The better the projector the less they need to lie to you on the box? Most projectors have a NATIVE contrast ratio less than 10,000:1 so massive increases from this starting point are achieved with smoke and mirrors so to speak!

We've had people return both LCD and DLP projectors because they did not like the image, if your last projector was LCD consider sticking to that now you're used to it, same for DLP. LCD needs to have all 3 panels in alignment, single chip DLP does not have that to consider, rather all colours are projected in very quick sequence from the same fixed staring point. Most people never notice. Video (all really) movies etc. are also shown one after the other (FPS), you perceive a smooth moving image.

Data Projectors are often used for Business presentations are suitable for movies or watching sport however in a dedicated home theatre room, home cinema projectors on this page are much better. As a general rule Data projectors are brighter but less subtle in a dark room.

EPSON make the 3-LCD panels so they know how to get the most out of them.

If you're looking for an amazing 1080P (not 4K) projector that's Top of the Range you can't go past the Epson EH TW8300

Epson's 3-LCD Sets the standard for value in Home Theater Projectors.

Epson make most of the light engines for home theatre / cinema projectors they are known as 3-LCD

So when it comes to your buying decision consider what features you need and your budget.

Epson make the 3-LCD light engine that many other brands use, we figure they'd know how to get the best from it.

We mention this because you may not know that for example Panasonic often use Epson LCDs in their projectors.

Gaming projectors

Input lag time and brightness are the key factors for gamers.

Please check out this video from BenQ on the W1210ST.

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Home Theatre Projectors at HOT.com.au

BenQ W2000The new BenQ W2000 Home Cinema Projector with 50% more contrast features the international HDTV standard "709' to guarantee accurate replica of cinematic colour as the director intended. $1729.00 In stock